Diagnostic Imaging in Bone and Soft-Tissue Sarcomas: Practice, Education and Innovation

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".

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Dear Colleagues,

Musculoskeletal sarcomas are rare tumors accounting for only 1% of all adult malignancies. Soft-tissue sarcomas account for about 80% of them, while bone sarcomas for the remaining 20%. 

Imaging has a key role at each phase of care: diagnosis, image-guided biopsy, baseline assessment (surgical planning and prognosis prediction), treatment response evaluation, and follow-up controls (including recurrence assessment).

Several years ago, radiological studies were mainly used to detect the dimensions and location of lesions. Nowadays, numerous imaging features are extracted (qualitatively or quantitatively) with different clinical aims, with the goal of a more personalized care.

In this Special Issue, we will provide high-quality articles on musculoskeletal oncology with educational aims helping in everyday clinical practice, as well as research on the latest imaging trends.

Dr. Paolo Spinnato
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Keywords

  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • osteosarcoma
  • Ewing sarcoma
  • soft-tissue sarcomas
  • conventional radiography

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What Is the Trajectory of Recovery in the Early Postoperative Period after the Big 3 Shoulder Surgeries? Comparative Analysis Using 3 Previous Prospective Studies
by Du-Han Kim, Soon Gu Kim and Chul-Hyun Cho
Diagnostics 2024, 14(14), 1532; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14141532 - 16 Jul 2024
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(1) Background: The aims of this study were to compare serial changes in outcome measures in the early postoperative period after rotator cuff repair (RCR), anatomical total shoulder replacement (ATSR), and reverse total shoulder replacement (RTSR). (2) Methods: In total, 143 patients who [...] Read more.
(1) Background: The aims of this study were to compare serial changes in outcome measures in the early postoperative period after rotator cuff repair (RCR), anatomical total shoulder replacement (ATSR), and reverse total shoulder replacement (RTSR). (2) Methods: In total, 143 patients who underwent RCR (n = 47), ATSR (n = 46), and RTSR (n = 50) were included. The visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, the activity of daily living (ADL) score, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score were completed. (3) Results: At 3 months, the recovery rate for the VAS pain score was 43.7% in the RCR, 89.1% in the ATSR, and 78.4% in RTSR. The recovery rate for the ADL score was 36.3%, 69.5%, and 76.4%. The recovery rate for ASES score was 40.9%, 79.5%, and 77.4%. For all outcome measures, a lower recovery rate was observed in the RCR group than in the ATSR and RTSR groups. At 6 months after surgery, the recovery rate for the VAS pain score was 69.9%, 100%, and 90.3%. The recovery rate for the ADL score was 66.8%, 92.8%, and 91.5%. The recovery rate for the ASES score was 68.7%, 96.5%, and 90.9%. (4) Conclusion: Compared with ATSR and RTSR, a slower recovery rate was observed for RCR, measured to be approximately 40% at 3 months and 70% at 6 months after surgery. Rapid improvement in pain and shoulder function was achieved after ATSR and RTSR, with a recovery rate of over 70% at 3 months and over 90% at 6 months after surgery. Full article
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